So I go out this morning to check on my sweet little balcony garden all ready to water, whisper my sweet affirmations, and pretend I’m a woodland fairy when BOOM 💥 I find not one, not two, but SIX cutworms just kicking it in my plants, like they’re on vacation.

They were straight-up squatting on my plants with zero shame. I hope they got their fill last night because I pruned them off one by one and yeeted them off the balcony like unwanted guests at a party I didn’t invite. BYE FELICIA. 👋

Then I went full garden warrior and created a natural pest barrier:
🔹 Diatomaceous earth (DE)
🔹 Crushed eggshells
🔹 Topped with straw and shredded paper

This combo is like tiny barbed wire for pests. 🪦✨ Crunchy. Effective. No mercy.

But for real… how do they even get UP here?! I’m on a balcony! Like?? Do they crawl up the walls? Parachute in at night? Uber Eats delivery gone wrong? 🤣

If you’ve got tricks, traps, grandma’s secret voodoo, or just good old-fashioned garden advice please 🙏🏻 😎 drop it below 👇
Let’s outsmart these freeloaders together.

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